vocab->351-400

351	irony	8	N: (1) contradiction between what is expected and what actually occurs (2) sarcasm	It was ironic that the milkman passed milk out to everybody in the town but he had none for himself.	Truth & Deception
352	erroneous	8	ADJ: wrong, mistaken, in error	They realized that their hypothesis was erroneous after the third trial of their lab.	Truth & Deception
353	debunk	9	V: to disprove or expose something as false	The evidence debunked the witness claim that the defendant was innocent.	Truth & Deception
354	refute	9	V: to disprove or expose something as false	When she held a knife to the girls throat, it refuted the previous belief that she wasn’t the student killer.	Truth & Deception
355	mourn	6	V: to feel sadness or sorrow, particularly over a death ADJ: mournful	Many mourned the death of Nelson Mandela, the South African president.	War & Conflict
356	woe	7	N: grief, sorrow, suffering.	Separation anxiety is one of a dog’s biggest woes.	War & Conflict
357	melancholy	8	ADJ: depressed, sad, gloomy N: a depressed or gloomy feeling	The melancholy tune brought tears to her eyes.	War & Conflict
358	morose	9	ADJ: depressed, sad, gloomy	She felt morose after seeing how miserable her friend was.	War & Conflict
359	somber	8	ADJ: depressing, gloomy, dark	The somber mood of the classroom made a difficult environment to learn in.	War & Conflict
360	dismal	7	ADJ: depressing, gloomy	The sky look gray and dismal.	War & Conflict
361	hail	8	V: (1) to praise (2) to greet joyfully (3) to rain small ice  particles	(1) The book was hailed as one of the best young adult novels of the century. (2) In the indian tale The Ramayana everybody hailed Ram after he saved his wife from the demon. (3) In their part of the country, hail was very uncommon.	War & Conflict
362	turmoil	7	N: violent disturbance or protest, disorder	After the stock market crashed, there was huge turmoil in the economy.	War & Conflict
363	uproar	6	N: a state of noise, excitement, and confusion	There was an uproar started by the fans after the guest team won the game.	War & Conflict
364	irate	9	ADJ: extremely angry	He was very irate when he found out that his son had stayed up the whole night playing video games.	War & Conflict
365	livid	9	ADJ: (1) extremely angry (2) grayish-blue, bruise-colored	(1) Her mother was livid when she found out how much she spent on her shopping spree. (2) She used dressings to cover her large livid bruise.	War & Conflict
366	ferocity	7	N: the condition of being wild wild and fierce	The team was ferocious out on the soccer field.	War & Conflict
367	recede	6	V: to withdraw or move back N: recession	During the low tide, the tide receded, showing some dead fish.	War & Conflict
368	impasse	10	N: a deadlock, a point that cannot be passed	After two hours of debating, both teams finally reached an impasse.	War & Conflict
369	impenetrable	7	ADJ: (1) dense, unable to be penetrated (2) impossible to understand	(1) The kids were stuck behind the impenetrable plaster wall. (2) The students complained that the source that they had to contextualize, was impenetrable.	War & Conflict
370	deft	9	ADJ: skillful, quick in action	She deftly slid the knife through the thick rope.	War & Conflict
371	haste	8	N: speedy or quick action V: hasten	She forgot her swim bag at her friends house because she left in a haste.	War & Conflict
372	denounce	9	V: to speak out against	The traitor was denounced before he was skinned alive.	War & Conflict
373	reproach	8	(1) V: to express disapproval or criticism (2) N: shame, disgrace	(1) The paparazzi was reproached for making up so many stories about the celebrities. (2) After about 2 weeks he snapped out of his reproach for borrowing his friends BMX bike.	War & Conflict
374	ensnare	7	V: to catch or trap	There was a rabbit ensnared in his homemade noose.	War & Conflict
375	assail	9	V: to attack violently	The army waited until it was dark and their enemies were asleep to assail their camp.	War & Conflict
376	vulnerable	6	ADJ: capable of being wound or hurt	A domesticated hamster is vulnerable in the wild, because it would not know how to sustain its life in the wild.	War & Conflict
377	debilitate	8	V: to make weak ADJ: debilitated	The city was in a debilitated state after the strong earthquake.	War & Conflict
378	impair	8	V: to weaken, diminish, make worse	Her vision was impaired even more after she put turpentine into her eyes.	War & Conflict
379	detrimental	8	ADJ: causing harm N: detriment	Putting your foot into hydrochloric acid can have detrimental effects on your foot.	War & Conflict
380	mangle	6	V: to mutilate, to destroy or injure severely	The mangled wreckage of the Twin Towers meant that it would have been difficult to rebuild them after 9/11,	War & Conflict
381	obliterate	8	V: to destroy or remove completely	Their new lawn mower completely obliterated every plant in its path	War & Conflict
382	terminate	5	V: to bring to an end	She terminated her email account after the stranger hacked into her account.	War & Conflict
383	slay	6	V: to murder	The hero did not slay the evil villain, because he believed that if he killed a man, then he would have stooped down to his level.	War & Conflict
384	adversary	7	N: an opponent	Mackenzie’s adversary in the tennis tournament had been undefeated for 5 years.	War & Conflict
385	animosity	10	N: deep hatred	There was great animosity between the two families because of a long history of thefts from each family.	War & Conflict
386	hostile	6	ADJ: very unfriendly N: hostility	His father acted in a hostile manner when he tried to reprimand him for forcing him to do his homework.	War & Conflict
387	affliction	8	N: great suffering, pain, or distress	Many soldiers of the war suffer from both physical and mental affliction.	War & Conflict
388	anguish	6	N: great suffering, pain or distress	She let out a cry of anguish when her orthodontist tried to align her tooth without any anesthetic.	War & Conflict
389	lament	8	V: to express sorrow or regret N: an expression of sorrow or regret	“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to,” she lamented.	War & Conflict
390	atrocity	8	N: an extremely cruel or unjust act ADJ: atrocious	The defendant was given a life sentence for all of the atrocious things that he had done to people.	War & Conflict
391	bane	8	N: something causing misery or death.	Humans were the many of many animal’s existence.	War & Conflict
392	hazard	7	(1) N: a danger or risk ADJ: hazardous (2) V: to make a guess	(1) Associating with hydrochloric acid is hazardous, because it can burn your skin. (2) During the AMC 10 and 12, it is better to just skip a question whose answer you don’t know instead of just hazarding a guess.	War & Conflict
393	volatile	9	ADJ: explosive, likely to change suddenly or violently	Her volatile behavior made it dangerous to associate with her.	War & Conflict
394	calamity	7	N: a tragedy, an event resulting in great loss	War is often a great calamity for families whose children are soldiers.	War & Conflict
395	catastrophe	7	N: a disaster, tragedy ADJ: catastrophic	The bombing was a catastrophe for the city.	War & Conflict
396	sinister	8	ADJ: threatening, menacing, dark	The attack was only one part of the rival school’s sinister plan.	War & Conflict
397	evade	7	V: to escape or dodge N: evasion ADJ: evasive	The army evaded the enemies attack by setting up their camp in a secret spot.	War & Conflict
398	subside	8	V: to die down or wear off	The lightning subsided after a little while, and the storm turned into a light sprinkle.	War & Conflict
399	fortify	7	V: to strengthen N: fortification	By eating a fortified diet, the family’s pets got enough nutrition from their food.	War & Conflict
400	prevail	7	V: to be greater in number, power, or importance	Towards to beginning of the war, the army seemed war, but their army made a comeback towards the middle of the war and prevailed as the possible victors of the war.	War & Conflict